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New poll shows Obama slips on ratings over economic doubts
President Barack Obama's approval ratings have dipped to their lowest level since January on deep economic worries, wiping out most of his lead in the White House race over Republican rival Mitt Romney. #Barack Obama #NewsTracker #Mitt Romney #Politics of the United States
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As battle for the White House begins, Obama, Romney exchange attacks
President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney fired a series of sharp attacks at each other on Wednesday as they opened a seven-month battle for the White House that is getting ugly fast. #White House #Mitt Romney #Politics of the United States #US2012 #Mitt Romney presidential campaign #USelections
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Super PACs: The new flood of money poisoning US politics
Unprecedented amounts of money are flooding into the US presidential election campaign. Critics are predicting a scandal. Will even that be enough to trigger reform in the money-soaked black market that has become American politics? #Barack Obama #Elections #Mitt Romney #Newt Gingrich #Politics of the United States #US2012
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France 24UNITED STATES: Obama tackles Guantanamo, drones in security speech
In a major foreign policy speech after two weeks of fending off domestic scandals, Obama limited the scope of what his predecessor, George W. Bush, had called a global war on terror after the September 11, 2001, attacks. "Our nation is still threatened b #Barack Obama #George W. Bush #Pakistan
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Foreign PolicyThe Indispensible Nation's Indispensible Weapon - By James Traub
Men and women on the street of the Islamic world often say that they feel helpless in the face of American power -- but in President Barack Obama's decision to restrict the use of drones they won a victory which the administration's domestic critics coul #Barack Obama #James Traub #Al-Qaeda
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Toronto StarUnited States must wind down war on terror: Barack Obama
WASHINGTON—America’s war on terror devolved into a bitter war of words Thursday in the aftermath of a landmark speech by President Barack Obama calling for an end to the post-9/11 era. Obama, already beset by doves — including one who repeatedly interrup #Barack Obama #Medea Benjamin #Al-Qaeda